I debated him at a right-wing conference last summer. David Himmelstein was on the same panel. He is very smart, not fully informed (he seems to have picked up debating points without fully appreciating their complexity).
On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 11:33:27AM -0500, Jeffrey Fisher wrote:
> has anyone bothered yet with a dismantling of this? and with the basic
> slippery slope argument, viz: if health care, why not food and shelter?
> presuming that "yeah, why *not* food and shelter?" is not an answer that
> will get any traction?
> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052970204251404574342170072865070.html
>
> and the guy seriously quotes thatcher. i mean, really?
>
> j
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